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AAU - Assigned Amount Units
AEEI - Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement
CCS - Carbon Capture and Storage
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
CER - Certified Emission Reduction
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CO2-e - Carbon Dioxide Equivalent, based on the Global Warming Potential
COAG - Council of Australian Governments
CRC - Cooperative Research Centre
CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
EC - Emission Credits
EUA - Emission Allowance Units in the EU ETS
ERU - Emission Reductions Units
EU ETS - EU Emissions Trading Scheme
GHG - Greenhouse Gas
GJ - Gigajoule
GST - Goods and Services Tax
IEA - International Energy Agency
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JI - Joint Implementation
LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas
MRET - Mandatory Renewable Energy Target
Mt - Million tonnes
mtpa - Million tonnes per annum
MWh - Megawatt hour
NETS - National Emission Trading Scheme
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PJ - Petajoules
ppm - Parts per million
R&D - Research and Development
UN - United Nations
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
VER - Verified Emission Reductions respectively Voluntary Emission Reductions
WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development